"chew out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-chew out.ogg Forms: chews out [present, singular, third-person], chewing out [participle, present], chewed out [participle, past], chewed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chew out (third-person singular simple present chews out, present participle chewing out, simple past and past participle chewed out)
  1. (US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: bawl out Related terms: chewing out Translations (To reprimand or rebuke): engueuler (French), enguirlander (French), herunterputzen (German), anscheißen (German), armar una gorda (Spanish), regañar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "To reprimand or rebuke",
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          "sense": "To reprimand or rebuke",
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      "sense": "To reprimand or rebuke",
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      "sense": "To reprimand or rebuke",
      "word": "enguirlander"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "To reprimand or rebuke",
      "word": "herunterputzen"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To reprimand or rebuke",
      "word": "anscheißen"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To reprimand or rebuke",
      "word": "armar una gorda"
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      "sense": "To reprimand or rebuke",
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